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...with 18 sets, and junior Laura Mays added an additional 14 assists. Although the Wildcats towered above the Crimson squad, with six players over six feet tall, Harvard out-blocked UNH 9-7. Sophomore Alissa Flesher led the Crimson defensive effort with four block assists, with one other solo knock down. “We had talked about their hitters and a lot of them have pretty high verticals, so we waited a little longer on them,” senior captain Suzie Trimble said. “It was smart blocking on our part.” Harvard...
...against us,” Hoff said. “If we can go into the half even, we are going to win the game.” True to their mascot, the Minutemen did not go down without a fight. In the waning minutes they were able to knock in a goal that robbed the Crimson of the shutout—but not the win. “It made the last couple of minutes more agonizing then they had to be,” Hahn said. “I was just thinking, ‘Don?...
After grinding for 70 minutes, Boston College’s constant pressure became too much for the Crimson. With only one day of rest over the weekend, Harvard had no gas left in the tank, as the team’s bid to knock off the Eagles fell just short...
...football field, to borrow a phrase from sports-injury researchers, is an impact-rich environment. Players frequently knock heads, but it's hard to predict which of the many hits will result in brain-rattling concussions, which are relatively few in number and--contrary to popular belief--often occur without loss of consciousness. Eight colleges, including three Big Ten schools, are using the team version of Riddell's high-tech helmets, which wirelessly relay real-time data--gleaned from the same sensors found in car air bags--to a sideline computer that can send a pager alert if a player...
...Public support is paramount for protest leaders who are now on the run. "The wave of sympathy is in our favor," says one activist who has so far escaped the police dragnet. "You knock on a door late at night and whisper, 'Let me in, brother.' People willingly help us, even though they're well aware of the dire consequences." Still, the regime is doing its best to prevent further unrest and capture any stray dissidents. Trucks full of hired thugs patrol major street corners in Rangoon. The U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Paulo Sérgio...